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Reviving the kampung spirit in our...
Fu (left) with Pn Hafsah and Mrs Lim, who often share their harvest of fruit and plants with their neighbours. – LILY FU By Lily Fu Where would you see yourself living in your old age? Pose this question to a senior citizen. Almost invariably the answer is “at home”. As a senior citizen myself,
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL….
by LILY FU In our youth, we loved the mirror. It was kind to us. We looked at our reflection first thing in the morning, last thing before we went to bed at night and countless times in between. We would never pass by a mirror without taking a peek at ourselves in it. But,
DONT’ LET CLUTTER TAKE CONTROL OF...
If you find it extremely stressful to throw anything of yours away, you may have a hoarding problem. – LUCIA SORRENTINO/Unsplash ‘One man’s treasure is another man’s trash’. How true when it comes to our earthly belongings. Our treasure could be junk to our children. We are from different generations, with different lifestyles and different
SeniorsAloud: WHEN MEMORIES FADE….
People with dementia will ask the same questions over and over again, forget where they keep things and accuse you of stealing their possessions, shares Fu, who cared for her late mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease more than a decade ago. – DANIE FRANCO/Unsplash Out of curiosity I once asked some doctors which
LET’S EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO...
SeniorsAloud is delighted to share our latest community project – our 2025 calendar to raise funds for two aged care homes – one in Ampang, KL, the other in Penang. The central message remains the same as for our 2020 calendar: LIVE ACTIVE, LIVE HEALTHY, LIVE LONG. The focus is on group activities for a
SeniorsAloud: TIME TO TAKE STOCK
A sewing class for senior citizens as one of the PAWE Subang Jaya hobbycraft activities. – LILY FU What a month it has been, and it’s not quite over yet. Oct 1 is International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). It marks the start of a month-long programme of activities and events for senior citizens. There
SeniorsAloud: A TOAST TO REUNIONS
Fu (front row, purple tee) and friends coming together to celebrate the 80th birthday of two SeniorsAloud members. Several invitations over the past few weeks have prompted me to write this article. There was my uncle’s 91st birthday celebration, followed by my niece’s wedding and my university mates’ meetup. What all these have in common
Are my retirement savings enough?
A 6.3% dividend for our EPF savings? It was definitely welcome news for every active contributor regardless of age. That’s the highest rate since 6.4% in 2017 and a significant jump from 5.4% last year. But hold your horses before you start celebrating. The rise in price of essential goods and services, and the
MALAYSIA NEEDS A MORE SENIOR-FRIENDLY PUBLIC...
Information about bus routes is not easily available at our bus stops. — LILY FU My friends are amazed at how I have been able to move around the city and the suburbs without a car. I have been relying mostly on public transport and my two faithful legs since 1998. They say they
What Does a Woman Over 50...
Some souls just understand each other upon meeting. – N.R. Hart Aging in Place I recently signed up for TikTok with the sole intent to market my books and “Possibility Aging” products. My topic is AGING, and I’m still not sure how I got introduced to the meme: What does a woman over 50
